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name="NAME"
>NAME</a></h1>

<p>migrate.pl - A script to migrate from other bug-trackers to Bugzilla.</p>

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name="SYNOPSIS"
>SYNOPSIS</a></h1>

<pre  class="code"> ./migrate.pl --from=&#60;tracker&#62; [--verbose] [--dry-run]

 Migrates from another bug-tracker to Bugzilla. If you want
 to upgrade Bugzilla, use checksetup.pl instead.

 Always test this on a backup copy of your database before
 running it on your live Bugzilla.</pre>

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name="OPTIONS"
>OPTIONS</a></h1>

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<dt><a name="--from=tracker"
><b>--from=tracker</b></a></dt>

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<p>Specifies what bug-tracker you&#39;re migrating from. To see what values are valid, see the contents of the <em  class="code">Bugzilla/Migrate/</em> directory.</p>

<dt><a name="--dry-run"
><b>--dry-run</b></a></dt>

<dd>
<p>Don&#39;t modify the Bugzilla database at all, just test the import. Note that this could cause significant slowdown and other strange effects on a live Bugzilla, so only use it on a test instance.</p>

<dt><a name="--verbose"
><b>--verbose</b></a></dt>

<dd>
<p>If specified, this script will output extra debugging information to STDERR. Specify multiple times (up to three) for more information.</p>
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>DESCRIPTION</a></h1>

<p>This script copies data from another bug-tracker into Bugzilla. It migrates users, products, and bugs from the other bug-tracker into this Bugzilla, without removing any of the data currently in this Bugzilla.</p>

<p>Note that you will need enough space in your temporary directory to hold the size of all attachments in your current bug-tracker.</p>

<p>You may also need to increase the number of file handles a process is allowed to hold open (as the migrator will create a file handle for each attachment in your database). On Linux and simliar systems, you can do this as root by typing <code  class="code">ulimit -n 65535</code> before running your script.</p>
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